Question

When Flora Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.

Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from polio(小兒麻痹癥 )at the age of seven. Her spine(脊柱) became bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.

In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.

Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.

1.What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean? ______

A.a far better artist

B. a much more famous person

C. a much stronger person

D. a far more gifted artist

2.The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by ______.

A. back injuries B. her bent spine

C. polio D. the operations she had

3.Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the _________.

A. 1930s B. 1970s

C. 1950s D. 1940s

4.What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo? ______

A. Devotion B. Encouragement

C. Ironic D. Sympathy

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：當(dāng)Flora的繪畫作品在倫敦被展覽時(shí)引起了轟動(dòng)，但是令人悲傷的是，F(xiàn)lora作品在當(dāng)今的影響力遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)大于她在世時(shí)。

1.小題1】猜測詞義題。根據(jù)第一段When Flora Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.得知當(dāng)Flora的繪畫作品在倫敦被展覽時(shí)引起了轟動(dòng)，但是令人悲傷的是，F(xiàn)lora今天的影響力遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)大于她在世時(shí)，說明她死后更出名。選B。

2.小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.得知在一次校車事故中，F(xiàn)lora背部多處受傷，盡管做過多次手術(shù)也沒有治愈背部可怕的傷痛，可怕的傷痛是背部受傷引起的。選 A。

3.小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.選得知在1940s,她的作品逐漸呈現(xiàn)獨(dú)立化。選D。

4.小題4】作者態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第一段中Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.和最后一段Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country.得知作者認(rèn)為Flora很可憐。非常同情她。選D。

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